The Test for Any Revolution
The Test for Any Revolution The Revolutionary Focus of the “test” implies that any political or social shift – a revolution – is useless if it does not improve the…
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April 12, 2026
1961-1964 / 1994 – Beyond / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism
27 March – World Theatre Day
27 March – World Theatre Day “Theatre as a total art form can make us see what was, what is and what our world could be.”– Willem Dafoe, Message for…
March 27, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Israel / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)
Lucas Mangope: The Deluded Dictator
Lucas Mangope: The Deluded Dictator On 10 March 1994, President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the Bophuthatswana, apartheid Bantustan, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, to his hometown of Motswedi, located…
March 10, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration
A Victorious Revolution
A Victorious Revolution This was a guiding principle developed by Mao Tse Tung, emphasising that successful revolutionary leadership requires a triad of theoretical understanding, historical knowledge, and practical, on-the-ground experience.…
March 9, 2026
1964-1967 / 1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism
Ideological Deficiency Within the National Liberation Movements
Ideological Deficiency Within the National Liberation Movements “It is often said that national liberation is based on the right of every people to freely control its own destiny and that…
March 7, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration
Initiating the Human Rights Month
Initiating the Human Rights Month As South Africans we commemorate March as Human Rights Month in order to remind ourselves about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment…
March 1, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Biographies and Obituaries / Quotes of inspiration
Fidel Castro Resigns as Commander-in-Chief
Fidel Castro Resigns as Commander-in-Chief On 24 February 2008, the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power unanimously voted Raúl Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro’s brother, as President and Commander-in-Chief of the…
February 24, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism
Cuba-Africa Solidarity
Cuba-Africa Solidarity (Excerpts of President Nelson Mandela’s address at the opening of the first Southern African Cuba Solidarity Conference in Johannesburg in October 1995, held in Johannesburg from 6 –…
February 22, 2026
1984-1990 / 1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / SWAPO
Remembering The Perennial Activist: Jesse Jackson
Remembering The Perennial Activist: Jesse Jackson On 2 November 1985, Reverend Jesse Jackson addressed a massive anti-apartheid rally, a crowd of approximately 120,000 to 150,000 people in London’s Trafalgar Square.…
February 18, 2026
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration
We Are Fighting for the Complete Liberation of Our Peoples
We Are Fighting for the Complete Liberation of Our Peoples "When we fought in the national democratic revolution, we were not fighting for a mere vote, a disjointed national anthem…
February 13, 2026